Stevan Knićanin
Stevan Petrović Knićanin (Стеван Петровић Книћанин, * 1809 in Knić ; † May 26, 1855 in Belgrade ) was a Serbian general .
Life
Originally a merchant, he moved to Prince Miloš's surroundings in 1832 , over whom he exerted great influence. In 1835 he was brigade captain Josenitza , 1839 District Chief of Smederevo transported. He lost influence under Prince Michael and was even expelled from the country after participating in an uprising against him in 1840.
In 1842 he was, however, of Alexander I called back again. In 1848 he put himself at the head of a volunteer corps of 3,000 men who should come to the Austrian Serbs against the Hungarian rebels to help. He was appointed national colonel, but had to retreat across the Tisza before the Hungarians .
On the orders of his government he returned home in 1849, became a senator, and in 1854 minister of war and advisor to Prince Alexander I. For his services in the fight against the revolution in Hungary, he was made a knight of the Maria Theresa Order .
Stefan Petrović Knićanin died on May 26, 1855 in Belgrade.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Knicanin, Stephan Petrovic . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 12th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1864, pp. 151–153 ( digitized version ).
- Meyer's Large Conversation Lexicon . 6th edition, 1904-1911.
- Andreas Moritsch: Knićanin, Stevan Petrović , in: Biographical Lexicon on the History of Southeast Europe . Vol. 2. Munich 1976, p. 420 f.
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knićanin, Stevan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Knićanin, Stevan Petrović; Книћанин, Стеван Петровић |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Serbian general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Knić |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 26, 1855 |
| Place of death | Belgrade |